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GM CEO to Testify Before House Panel

Energy and Commerce Committee Also Will Hear From Head of Internal Probe

General Motors CEO Mary Barra speaks to Congress about changes to be implemented at GM after a troubled recall on a defective ignition switch linked to at least 13 deaths since 2002. Photo: Getty

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Neal E. Boudette

Updated June 17, 2014 12:27 p.m. ET

General Motors Co. Chief Executive Mary Barra is set to tell a congressional subcommittee this week that she would confront the auto maker's internal problems and make the tough changes needed to improve its record on safety.

"I know some of you are wondering about my commitment to solve the deep underlying cultural problems" detailed last week by an outside investigation of a troubled recall of a defective ignition...